Translation of "Observer l'évolution de pays étrangers " (French → English) :

1. Stresses that developing countries did not cause the global financial and economic crisis, but are disproportionally affected by it, facing dramatically decelerating growth and employment, negative impacts on the balance of trade and balance of payments, a sharp reduction of net private capital inflows and foreign direct investment, reduced access to credit and trade financing, declining remittances, large and volatile movements in exchange rates, collapsing reserves, increased volatility and falling prices for primary commodities, ...[+++] as well as reduced revenues from tourism;

1. Stresses that developing countries did not cause the global financial and economic crisis, but are disproportionally affected by it, facing dramatically decelerating growth and employment, negative impacts on the balance of trade and balance of payments, a sharp reduction of net private capital inflows and foreign direct investment, reduced access to credit and trade financing, declining remittances, large and volatile movements in exchange rates, collapsing reserves, increased volatility and falling prices for primary commodities, ...[+++] as well as reduced revenues from tourism;

Also identified were the following: opening international markets to Canadian exports and outward investment; ensuring a level playing field by effectively enforcing trade rules, and where necessaryproviding financing and investment mechanisms to offset foreign subsidies and investmentincentives; the need to improve the tax treatment of manufacturing investments by way of acceleratedwrite-offs and tax credits for investments in new technologies; maintaining an adequate, cost-competitive, and reliable supply of energy; and expanding the capacity of Canada’s transportation and communications infrastructure (1605) Smart regulations are an important element in building the type of enabling businessenvironment that Canadians and industry bot ...[+++]h require in a more fast-paced, globally competitive,and technologically sophisticated economy.

3. Underlines that the wave of kidnappings of foreign journalists, aid workers and others can in no way be accepted and will seriously affect the willingness of the international community to support democratic development in the country;

Our country has been in the limelight in terms of the domestic policy and social overhaul in Iran, and also in terms of the foreign policy issue and our relationship with various foreign powers.

The rising federal deficit has increased our foreign debt and, as you know, this trend towards relying on foreign loans to finance the deficit has mortgaged the future of generations of Quebecers and Canadians.